Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 78 Asura and Rakshasa, Domain

As the group moved forward, the outside temperature rose rapidly. Even more terrifying was the increased intensity of the evil energy here. Ding Quan looked at Hu Liena, who was trembling behind him. The evil energy here was frantically eroding people's sanity.

Wei'er's expression was equally bad. Ding Quan looked at the bursts of lightning emanating from her body. Her extreme lightning attribute gave her good resistance, but it also accelerated the consumption of her soul power.

Ling's condition has improved considerably. The heat here doesn't affect her much, and having taken the Fiery Apricot Dew, she is still able to adapt to the temperature.

The killing intent emanating from the individuals within them was constantly being released, resisting the surrounding evil energy. Ding Quan sensed that if his killing intent was insufficient, he might be instantly devoured by the terrifying evil energy within the Hell Road.

The blood pool below was now clearly visible, only about ten meters above them.

Ding Quan did not use his flying ability because he discovered that if the group increased their speed, the impact of the crimson evil energy would become even stronger, making it even harder to sustain.

"I can't hold on much longer," Hu Liena said first. Her eyes had turned blood red, and she was clearly on the verge of a mental breakdown. If she continued to be affected by this evil energy, she might really become a fallen one.

"Hang in there a little longer, we're almost out." The height from here to the blood pool below hasn't changed in a long time, so they must have reached the lowest point in this hell. Tang San walked for about half an hour before seeing the entrance, and judging from their current speed, it shouldn't take much longer.

Moreover, feeling this evil energy eroding one's spirit is more like a test of one's will.

"Really!" Sure enough, Hu Liena sobered up considerably upon hearing this.

Ten minutes later, sure enough, the height of the group above the blood pool began to increase.

"That's the exit!" A white oval-shaped light screen appeared in the distance, and everyone knew that it was the exit.

The group appeared to be only a kilometer away from the spot, but there was no way forward. Instead, there was a pool of blood, which had gathered into an ocean, churning up terrifying and malevolent energy.

"The spring? Fly over there." What was a terrifying chasm for others did not exist for these few.

"Flying there is indeed an option." Ding Quan glanced at the blood pool below, then looked thoughtfully at the exit a thousand meters away.

"Is there a problem?" Ling asked, noticing Ding Quan's thoughtful expression.

"I'm wondering how the God of Slaughter from before managed to get through here."

Such a wide distance could not be traversed without the ability to fly. Looking at the height of about two hundred meters above his head, Tang San only managed to cross this place with the help of Blue Silver Grass and some tools.

Although it's unknown whether other killers ultimately faced similar situations, it's likely they wouldn't be too different.

"That's true, are we just going to swim there?" Vera said immediately upon hearing this.

Swimming over, Ding Quan frowned, glancing at the distance; this least likely method seemed to be the most probable.

Ding Quan looked at the blood pool below, seemingly without having studied what it was. Although it was filled with blood and evil energy, even if it was blood, it must be extraordinary.

"Wait me a moment!"

Ding Quan unleashed a murderous aura and flew towards the blood pool.

Be careful.

"Know."

Upon reaching the top of the blood pool, a terrifying aura of evil enveloped Ding Quan, but it was immediately dispelled by the burst of killing intent emanating from him.

His killing intent had reached such a level and still possessed such power. Hu Liena looked at Ding Quan with blood-red eyes, wondering where his limit was. She had already exhausted all her strength just to maintain her killing intent, and even her soul power had been almost entirely used to resist the high temperature here. Yet he still had energy left.

Ding Quan felt the blood-red liquid; it was indeed like fresh blood.

With a serious expression, Ding Quan slowly reached his hand into the blood pool, but it wasn't as hot as he had imagined.

His expression then changed drastically.

A terrifying and evil aura instantly surged into Ding Quan's mind. Depravity, bloodlust, cruelty, fear, greed, lust, and ruthlessness—these terrifying negative emotions generated resentment that instantly flooded Ding Quan's mind.

However, there was also a terrifying killing intent mixed in, which instantly aroused the killing intent on Ding Quan's body. The pale white killing intent condensed on Ding Quan's body, blocking the blood-red color outside.

A surge of killing intent erupted from Ding Quan, suppressing these negative emotions.

snort!

With a thought, Ding Quan felt the Dragon Abyss Sword emanate a sharp aura within his spiritual sea. The golden light instantly dispelled the bloody negative emotions, and Ding Quan felt his spirit become much more refined.

He then looked at the blood pool with an inscrutable expression.

If one is not careful, one will be led astray by the terrifying evil energy within.

I sensed the remaining crimson hue within my spiritual sea, which was slowly being absorbed by it.

The pure will to kill and the resentment of the ultimate evil power clashed in Ding Quan's mind, but the killing aura on his body suppressed this ultimate evil power.

After a while, Ding Quan felt that he could withstand the evil energy in the blood pool and that it was no longer a threat, so he withdrew his hand.

If one lacks the ability to fly, passing through this blood pool is the final and most terrifying challenge of this Hell Road.

Whether it is one's own pure killing intent that suppresses evil thoughts, or whether evil thoughts erode the soul and lead to evil, seems to be just a matter of a single thought.

If a person's willpower is not strong enough, they may be directly submerged by this pool of blood. Ding Quan thought of the bloodstains remaining in the sea of ​​spirit. It seems that even if one passes through here, if one has evil thoughts that cannot be controlled, one may continue down the path of evil.

Ding Quan looked up at the sky. The relationship between the two gods, Shura and Rakshasa, seemed to be different from what he had thought.

Asura and Rakshasa are the two great gods of slaughter in the world. Asura is in charge of killing, while Rakshasa is in charge of evil thoughts. However, both of them are gods of evil thoughts.

This city of slaughter has the shadow of Rakshasa, yet Asura has not interfered.

If that's the case, did the Asura God know long ago that the Rakshasa would interfere with his successor's divine examination?

It is said that Rakshasa interfered with Tang Chen's divine test, but Rakshasa God's strength is no match for Asura God's. Moreover, even if he interfered, Asura God would definitely know, but he did not help Tang Chen.

Perhaps Tang Chen's interference with the Nine-Headed Blood-Red Bat King was also part of the divine test, just like Tang San's eighth test in the original story, where he hunted the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. It's just that Tang Chen didn't seem to pass it, and was even parasitized by it.

Ding Quan put aside his thoughts, picked up a container, and filled it with some of the blood from the blood pool. He couldn't miss something that could help him refine his spiritual power.

"Let's go!" Ding Quan arrived at the narrow path, picked up Ling and headed straight for the exit in the distance. Wei'er also pulled Hu Liena up and flew away.

The kilometer distance was covered in the blink of an eye. Looking at the blood pool behind them, the figures of the group instantly disappeared into the white light curtain.

The surrounding environment changed, and Ding Quan felt as if he had entered a void space. The chill brought by the cold and lonely killing aura enveloped Ding Quan, and the pure killing aura instantly invaded his body. He felt the killing aura around him growing stronger and stronger, as if it were merging into his body.

Is the domain being inscribed on its own body?

Ding Quan stopped thinking about it and the golden dragon tattoo on his body instantly came to life. At the same time, a golden halo attached itself to Ding Quan, and his aura increased. The Dragon Abyss Domain also reacted.

After an unknown amount of time, Ding Quan slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in a patch of grass, surrounded by a forest.

After moving his somewhat numb body, Ding Quan stood up. The figures of the other people around him were still there, so it seemed that he was the first to wake up.

Seeing that the killing intent still lingered on the group, and that each of them was surrounded by a circle of pale white aura, and that their aura was being contained.

This seems to be a defensive measure.

Ding Quan didn't disturb them. Instead, he found a place to clean himself up and then began to cultivate.

A terrifying surge of energy from heaven and earth swept towards Ding Quan in an instant, forming a storm around him.

Ding Quan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, feeling a sense of relief that had been long forgotten. In the City of Slaughter, it was impossible to cultivate like this.

In the past year, I have only increased my soul power by one level. I am now feeling the terrifying speed of my soul power increase. Thanks to the accumulation during my time in the City of Slaughter, it seems that my soul power growth will have an explosive period after this period of cultivation.

A moment later, Ding Quan felt a sense of relief, and his soul power increased by one level, with no slowing down of its growth rate.

At this rate, the next increase in soul power won't be long.

"Level 57, at the current rate, it won't take a year, maybe even less, to reach the Soul Emperor level."

With a thought, the Dragon Abyss Sword appeared directly beside Ding Quan.

The martial spirit remained unchanged. Ding Quan looked at the five rings on the sword guard, where two patterns, one gold and one white, had appeared.

A sharp aura and a chilling killing intent subtly emerged from above.

The God of Slaughter Domain was engraved on his Martial Soul, and even his Dragon Abyss Domain was engraved on it.

With a thought, a pale white halo instantly spread out, and the surroundings became quiet.

Such low consumption!

Is the fact that this domain consumes only one-third of the original Dragon Abyss Domain, which is why it was inscribed on the Martial Soul?

Looking at the golden patterns on the sword, I imagine that the Dragon Abyss Domain is similar.

The effects of the Killing God Domain should all be the same: increasing one's own strength by 10% and suppressing the opponent's strength by 10%. It seems similar to the Dragon Abyss Domain, but this domain greatly enhances one's aura. The more timid the opponent is, the more the strength is suppressed, far exceeding 10%.

Ding Quan withdrew his domain, because several similar auras were coming from not far away, indicating that they had already woken up.

"Quan, you were the first to wake up."

"Is everything alright?" Ding Quan noticed that the group had changed their clothes and seemed to have already washed up.

"It's nothing, it's just testing the effects."

The group had changed out of their usual plain clothes from the Killing City and were now dressed casually. Ding Quan was immediately struck by their appearance; although they exuded a murderous aura, they were all quite pleasing to the eye.

"Is this what a domain is? It's truly different!" The group continued to unleash their killing god domains, but Wei'er and Ling looked thoughtfully at the pale white ripples on their bodies.

"Domain skills are something even Title Douluo find difficult to possess. We've already surpassed many others." Hu Liena felt the effects of the God of Slaughter Domain and couldn't help but feel excited. She had finally left the City of Slaughter and obtained this extremely rare God of Slaughter Domain. In this way, the Spirit Hall's doubts about her should quiet down considerably.

"I feel like I'm losing control of my murderous intent."

"I also have mental problems, which are somewhat dangerous, and such an aura is difficult to hide in the outside world." Ling's tone was somewhat cold. She was well aware of her mental state, but the danger was not to herself, but to others.

"That's normal. We've been in the Killing City for so long, and our habits from the past year need to change. We need to cultivate quietly for a while and take control of this power that now belongs to us." Although Ding Quan didn't know his current state, he knew that he looked absolutely murderous.

Given their current state, if they were to make a move, they could easily end up killing someone.

The group's soul power hasn't increased much, but it's certain that their strength is now several times greater than it was a year ago, because they've learned how to kill quickly and effortlessly.

Ding Quan had no intention of learning etiquette after Tang San left the City of Slaughter, just like in the original story. If learning etiquette could wash away the murderous aura on one's body, then those nobles who were well-versed in etiquette would not be so decadent.

In Ding Quan's view, Tang San spent nearly two years learning etiquette, only to hide his true thoughts and become more hypocritical.

"Why don't you come with me to Spirit City? My elders have a way." Hu Liena looked at the group of people who were deep in thought and spoke softly. These people had even greater talent than herself. If such peerless geniuses joined the Spirit Hall, then the Spirit Hall would definitely produce three top-level Title Douluos. With their current strength, it seemed that reaching the strength of those elders would not be difficult.

"We don't have any plans for Wuhun City right now, but I'll go there if I have the chance in the future."

"Is that so? Then can we be considered friends?" Hu Liena didn't say anything more upon hearing this. She knew that everyone had their own thoughts, which she couldn't change.

"certainly."

"Then can I see your true strength? I want to know how much of a gap there is between us who can use soul skills and you." Hu Liena's eyes showed a hint of shock. She felt the terrifying speed at which Ding Quan absorbed the energy of heaven and earth, a speed that only a Title Douluo could achieve. Looking at Ling and Wei'er, the two of them had a much stronger aura than she had imagined after releasing their martial souls.

Those who can use soul skills are stronger than they thought.

"As you wish!"

"Girl!" A somewhat effeminate voice came from not far away. Hu Liena looked up and saw two figures appearing not far away.

"Elder Ju, Elder Gui!" Two titled Douluo came to wait for Hu Liena. The Spirit Hall and the City of Slaughter were indeed connected.

"Congratulations! Your ability to leave the City of Slaughter is the greatest success." Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at the surrounding area, which still exuded murderous aura due to the effect of the God of Slaughter Domain, and envy flashed in his eyes. Domain skills, he thought, he would probably never have them in his life.

"Girl, you look unhappy. Come on, Her Majesty the Pope has been waiting for you. She has come several times." The illusory Ghost Douluo went up and patted Hu Liena's head.

"I'm not unhappy, I just realized there are always people better than you."

"Um?"

"I wasn't the only one who passed through Hell Road this time; there were three others. They were stronger than me—no, not stronger than me, but terrifying." Hu Liena composed herself, looking at the undamaged surroundings and gazing at the horizon. Their strength had actually reached that level.

Some Soul Saints from the Spirit Hall? No, many Soul Saints couldn't achieve that level.

(End of this chapter)